Diptera (Flies)

Other Flies: 100 species, 265 photos
Agromyza
Agromyza Leafminer Fly
(Agromyza Leafminer Fly) backlit mine on Hackberry backlit mine on Hackberry

Sep 30, 2022
Naperville, IL
(Agromyza Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Hackberry upperside mine on Hackberry

Sep 30, 2022
Naperville, IL
Agromyza vockerothi
Vockerothi Leafminer Fly
(Vockerothi Leafminer Fly) blotch mine on Black Raspberry blotch mine on Black Raspberry

Aug 12, 2023
Hinsdale Prairie, IL
Ophiomyia camarae
Herring-bone Leafminer Fly
(Herring-bone Leafminer Fly) leaf mine on Common Lantana leaf mine on Common Lantana

Oct 28, 2023
Montebello, CA
(Herring-bone Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Common Lantana upperside mine on Common Lantana

Oct 28, 2023
Montebello, CA
Ophiomyia quinta
Quinta Leafminer Fly
(Quinta Leafminer Fly) underside mine on Drummond's Aster underside mine on Drummond's Aster

Aug 12, 2023
Hinsdale Prairie, IL
(Quinta Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Drummond's Aster upperside mine on Drummond's Aster

Aug 12, 2023
Hinsdale Prairie, IL
Ophiomyia scaevolana
Scaevolana Leafminer Fly
(Scaevolana Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Beach Naupaka upperside mine on Beach Naupaka

Dec 26, 2024
Kauai, Hawaii
(Scaevolana Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Beach Naupaka upperside mine on Beach Naupaka

Dec 27, 2024
Kauai, Hawaii
Amauromyza pleuralis
Catalpa Leafminer Fly
(Catalpa Leafminer Fly) blotch mine on Northern Catalpa blotch mine on Northern Catalpa

Aug 18, 2022
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
(Catalpa Leafminer Fly) linear mine on Northern Catalpa linear mine on Northern Catalpa

Aug 18, 2022
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
Aulagromyza
Aulagromyza Leafminer Fly
(Aulagromyza Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Amur Honeysuckle upperside mine on Amur Honeysuckle

Aug 22, 2022
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
Aulagromyza cornigera
Cornigera Leafminer Fly
(Cornigera Leafminer Fly) underside mine on Amur Honeysuckle underside mine on Amur Honeysuckle

Sep 8, 2023
Naperville, IL
(Cornigera Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Amur Honeysuckle upperside mine on Amur Honeysuckle

Sep 8, 2023
Naperville, IL
Calycomyza
Calycomyza Leafminer Fly
(Calycomyza Leafminer Fly) underside mine on White Snakeroot underside mine on White Snakeroot

Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
(Calycomyza Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on White Snakeroot upperside mine on White Snakeroot

Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
Calycomyza flavinotum
Composite Leafminer Fly
(Composite Leafminer Fly) blotch mine on Burdock blotch mine on Burdock

Aug 15, 2022
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
(Composite Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Purple Joe Pye Weed upperside mine on Purple Joe Pye Weed

Sep 3, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
Calycomyza lantanae
Lantana Leaf Blotch Miner
(Lantana Leaf Blotch Miner) blotch mine on Common Lantana blotch mine on Common Lantana

Jan 4, 2026
Desert Breeze Park, AZ
(Lantana Leaf Blotch Miner) blotched mine on Common Lantana blotched mine on Common Lantana

Jan 4, 2026
Desert Breeze Park, AZ
Calycomyza malvae
Mallow Leafminer Fly
(Mallow Leafminer Fly) underside mine on Velvet Leaf underside mine on Velvet Leaf

Sep 8, 2023
Naperville, IL
(Mallow Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Velvet Leaf upperside mine on Velvet Leaf

Sep 8, 2023
Naperville, IL
Liriomyza
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly
(Liriomyza Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Wingstem upperside mine on Wingstem

Aug 13, 2022
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve, IL
(Liriomyza Leafminer Fly) backlit mine on Giant Ragweed backlit mine on Giant Ragweed

Sep 26, 2022
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
(Liriomyza Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Giant Ragweed upperside mine on Giant Ragweed

Sep 26, 2022
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
(Liriomyza Leafminer Fly) underside mine on Giant Ragweed underside mine on Giant Ragweed

Aug 30, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
(Liriomyza Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Giant Ragweed upperside mine on Giant Ragweed

Aug 30, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
(Liriomyza Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Yellow Alder upperside mine on Yellow Alder

Dec 29, 2024
Kauai, Hawaii
Liriomyza asclepiadis
Milkweed Leafminer Fly
(Milkweed Leafminer Fly) backlit mine on Common Milkweed backlit mine on Common Milkweed

Sep 6, 2022
Naperville, IL
(Milkweed Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Common Milkweed upperside mine on Common Milkweed

Sep 6, 2022
Naperville, IL
Liriomyza eupatoriella
White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly
(White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on White Snakeroot upperside mine on White Snakeroot

Sep 16, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
(White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly) backlit mine on White Snakeroot backlit mine on White Snakeroot

Sep 3, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
(White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on White Snakeroot upperside mine on White Snakeroot

Sep 3, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
(White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly) backlit mine on White Snakeroot backlit mine on White Snakeroot

Sep 26, 2024
Chicago Montrose Harbor
(White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on White Snakeroot upperside mine on White Snakeroot

Sep 26, 2024
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Liriomyza phloxiphaga
Phlox Leafminer Fly
(Phlox Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Marsh Phlox upperside mine on Marsh Phlox

Aug 12, 2023
Hinsdale Prairie, IL
Phytomyza
Phytomyza Leafminer Fly
(Phytomyza Leafminer Fly) backlit mine on Tall Goldenrod backlit mine on Tall Goldenrod

Sep 16, 2022
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
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(Phytomyza Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Tall Goldenrod upperside mine on Tall Goldenrod

Sep 16, 2022
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
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Phytomyza aesculi
Buckeye Leafminer Fly
(Buckeye Leafminer Fly) backlit mine on Ohio Buckeye backlit mine on Ohio Buckeye

Aug 24, 2022
Naperville, IL
(Buckeye Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Ohio Buckeye upperside mine on Ohio Buckeye

Aug 24, 2022
Naperville, IL
Phytomyza aquilegiana
Columbine Leafminer Fly
(Columbine Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Wild Columbine upperside mine on Wild Columbine

Sep 19, 2022
Naperville, IL
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Phytomyza syngenesiae
Chrysanthemum Leafminer Fly
(Chrysanthemum Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Burdock upperside mine on Burdock

Aug 15, 2022
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
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(Chrysanthemum Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Asteraceae Daisy upperside mine on Asteraceae Daisy

Sep 29, 2025
Bucharest, Romania
Phytomyzinae
Phytomyzinae Leafminer Fly
(Phytomyzinae Leafminer Fly) backlit mine on Cup Plant backlit mine on Cup Plant

Sep 17, 2022
Naperville, IL
(Phytomyzinae Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Cup Plant upperside mine on Cup Plant

Sep 17, 2022
Naperville, IL
Agromyzidae
Agromyzidae Leafminer Fly
(Agromyzidae Leafminer Fly) upperside mine on Hairy Beggarticks upperside mine on Hairy Beggarticks

Oct 28, 2023
Montebello, CA
Coelopa vanduzeei
Bristly Kelp Fly
(Bristly Kelp Fly) dorsal on Giant Kelp dorsal on Giant Kelp

Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach, CA
(Bristly Kelp Fly) ventral on Giant Kelp ventral on Giant Kelp

Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach, CA
Physocephala tibialis
Common Eastern Physocephala
(Common Eastern Physocephala) female female

Jul 5, 2016
Naperville, IL
(Common Eastern Physocephala) male male

Jul 6, 2020
Morton Arboretum, IL
(Common Eastern Physocephala) dorsal dorsal

Jul 8, 2024
Morton Arboretum, IL
Drosophila immigrans
Immigrant Fruit Fly
(Immigrant Fruit Fly) back back

Jun 16, 2026
Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
(Immigrant Fruit Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jun 16, 2026
Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
(Immigrant Fruit Fly) lateral lateral

Jun 16, 2026
Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
(Immigrant Fruit Fly) pair pair

Jun 16, 2026
Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
(Immigrant Fruit Fly) profile profile

Jun 16, 2026
Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
(Immigrant Fruit Fly) top top

Jun 16, 2026
Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
Drosophila melanogaster
Common Fruit Fly
(Common Fruit Fly) profile profile

Jun 16, 2026
Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
Lonchaea
Lonchaea Lance Fly
(Lonchaea Lance Fly) lateral lateral

Mar 27, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
Micropezidae
Micropezidae Stilt-legged Fly
(Micropezidae Stilt-legged Fly) profile profile

Jun 21, 2025
Boyce Thompson Arboretum, AZ
Taeniaptera trivittata
Trivittata Stilt-legged Fly
(Trivittata Stilt-legged Fly) lateral lateral

Jul 5, 2014
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve, IL
(Trivittata Stilt-legged Fly) lateral lateral

Aug 22, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
Platystoma seminationis
Signal Fly
(Signal Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jun 3, 2015
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
Aciurina bigeloviae
Cotton-gall Tephritid
(Cotton-gall Tephritid) gall on Rubber Rabbitbrush gall on Rubber Rabbitbrush

Dec 14, 2024
Grand Canyon, AZ
(Cotton-gall Tephritid) open gall on Rubber Rabbitbrush open gall on Rubber Rabbitbrush

Dec 14, 2024
Grand Canyon, AZ
Eurosta solidaginis
Goldenrod Gall Fly
(Goldenrod Gall Fly) gall larva on Canada Goldenrod gall larva on Canada Goldenrod

Oct 25, 2006
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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(Goldenrod Gall Fly) gall larva on Canada Goldenrod gall larva on Canada Goldenrod

Apr 9, 2008
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Rhagoletis suavis
Walnut Husk Maggot
(Walnut Husk Maggot) larvae larvae

Sep 7, 2011
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
(Walnut Husk Maggot) larva larva

Oct 27, 2014
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, IL
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(Walnut Husk Maggot) larvae larvae

Oct 27, 2014
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, IL
Chaetopsis
Chaetopsis Banded-wing Fly
(Chaetopsis Banded-wing Fly) female female

May 13, 2015
Morton Arboretum, IL
(Chaetopsis Banded-wing Fly) female ovipositor female ovipositor

May 13, 2015
Morton Arboretum, IL
Delphinia picta
Common Picture-winged Fly
(Common Picture-winged Fly) female female

May 31, 2013
Morton Arboretum, IL
Dorycera
Dorycera Picture-winged Fly
(Dorycera Picture-winged Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Mar 22, 2023
Arbel National Park, Israel
(Dorycera Picture-winged Fly) female frontal female frontal

Mar 22, 2023
Arbel National Park, Israel
Anthomyia procellaris
Procellaris Root-maggot Fly
(Procellaris Root-maggot Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Mar 22, 2023
Arbel National Park, Israel
Anthomyiidae
Anthomyiidae Root-maggot Fly
(Anthomyiidae Root-maggot Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jul 5, 2025
Denali Square, AK
(Anthomyiidae Root-maggot Fly) lateral lateral

Jul 5, 2025
Denali Square, AK
(Anthomyiidae Root-maggot Fly) profile profile

Jul 5, 2025
Denali Square, AK
Fucellia
Fucellia Seaweed Fly
(Fucellia Seaweed Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jan 27, 2025
Point Loma Tide Pools, CA
Calliphora vicina
Blue Blowfly
(Blue Blowfly) male dorsal male dorsal

Feb 27, 2023
Massacre Falls Trail, AZ
(Blue Blowfly) male grooming male grooming

Mar 26, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Blue Blowfly) male lateral male lateral

Mar 26, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Blue Blowfly) male male

Mar 27, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Blue Blowfly) female frontal female frontal

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Blue Blowfly) male dorsal male dorsal

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Blue Blowfly) male dorsal male dorsal

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Blue Blowfly) male frontal male frontal

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Blue Blowfly) lateral lateral

Oct 17, 2023
Mykonos, Greece
Calliphoridae
Calliphoridae Blow Fly
(Calliphoridae Blow Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jun 16, 2015
Egermann Woods Forest Preserve
(Calliphoridae Blow Fly) Toxotarsinae Toxotarsinae

Jul 21, 2015
Cusco, Peru
Lucilia
Lucilia Greenbottle Fly
(Lucilia Greenbottle Fly) lateral lateral

Aug 23, 2012
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
(Lucilia Greenbottle Fly) female female

Oct 8, 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece
(Lucilia Greenbottle Fly) profile profile

Sep 22, 2025
Belgrade, Serbia
(Lucilia Greenbottle Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Aug 21, 2026
Lillehammer, Norway
(Lucilia Greenbottle Fly) female profile female profile

Aug 21, 2026
Lillehammer, Norway
(Lucilia Greenbottle Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Aug 23, 2026
Geiranger, Norway
Lucilia sericata
Common Greenbottle Fly
(Common Greenbottle Fly) on Wild Quinine on Wild Quinine

Jul 11, 2013
COD Main Campus
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(Common Greenbottle Fly) on Rattlesnake Master on Rattlesnake Master

Aug 1, 2013
COD Main Campus
(Common Greenbottle Fly) male male

Sep 1, 2013
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
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(Common Greenbottle Fly) female female

Oct 11, 2014
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
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(Common Greenbottle Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Mar 27, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Common Greenbottle Fly) male face male face

Mar 27, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Common Greenbottle Fly) dorsal dorsal

Oct 9, 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece
(Common Greenbottle Fly) lateral lateral

Oct 9, 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece
(Common Greenbottle Fly) profile profile

Oct 9, 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece
(Common Greenbottle Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jul 23, 2024
San Diego, CA
(Common Greenbottle Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jul 30, 2024
Montebello, CA
(Common Greenbottle Fly) back back

Sep 23, 2025
Belgrade, Serbia
(Common Greenbottle Fly) dorsal dorsal

Sep 23, 2025
Belgrade, Serbia
(Common Greenbottle Fly) lateral lateral

Sep 23, 2025
Belgrade, Serbia
(Common Greenbottle Fly) profile profile

Sep 23, 2025
Belgrade, Serbia
Lucilia silvarum
Marsh Greenbottle Fly
(Marsh Greenbottle Fly) dorsal dorsal

May 13, 2015
Morton Arboretum, IL
(Marsh Greenbottle Fly) face face

Jul 14, 2020
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
Pollenia
Cluster Fly
(Cluster Fly) basking basking

Jun 5, 2015
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve, IL
Coenosia tigrina
Hunter Tiger Fly
(Hunter Tiger Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Sep 5, 2023
Naperville, IL
(Hunter Tiger Fly) female lateral female lateral

Sep 5, 2023
Naperville, IL
Coenosiini
Coenosiini Fly
(Coenosiini Fly) dorsal dorsal

Dec 2, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Coenosiini Fly) lateral lateral

Dec 2, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
Dichaetomyia
Dichaetomyia Fly
(Dichaetomyia Fly) back back

Jun 16, 2026
Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
(Dichaetomyia Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jun 16, 2026
Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
(Dichaetomyia Fly) lateral lateral

Jun 16, 2026
Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
Graphomya rufitibia
Rufitibia Fly
(Rufitibia Fly) lateral lateral

Mar 23, 2024
Taichung, Taiwan
Musca domestica
Common House Fly
(Common House Fly) female female

Mar 21, 2023
Tiberias, Israel
(Common House Fly) female lateral female lateral

Mar 23, 2023
Jerusalem New City, Israel
(Common House Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Mar 23, 2023
Jerusalem New City, Israel
(Common House Fly) male lateral male lateral

Mar 23, 2023
Jerusalem New City, Israel
(Common House Fly) female lateral female lateral

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Common House Fly) female female

Oct 8, 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece
(Common House Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Oct 9, 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece
(Common House Fly) female lateral female lateral

Oct 9, 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece
(Common House Fly) dorsal dorsal

Oct 4, 2024
St. Louis, MO
(Common House Fly) top top

Oct 4, 2024
St. Louis, MO
(Common House Fly) profile profile

Nov 12, 2025
Desert Botanical Garden, AZ
Muscina stabulans
False Stable Fly
(False Stable Fly) lateral lateral

Mar 21, 2023
Tiberias, Israel
(False Stable Fly) dorsal dorsal

Mar 26, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(False Stable Fly) frontal frontal

Mar 26, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
Mydaeinae
Mydaeinae Fly
(Mydaeinae Fly) profile profile

Aug 23, 2026
Geiranger, Norway
Polietes lardarius
Lardarius Fly
(Lardarius Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Aug 24, 2026
Fjærland, Norway
Synthesiomyia
Synthesiomyia Fly
(Synthesiomyia Fly) dorsal dorsal

Mar 12, 2024
Da'an Forest Park, Taiwan
(Synthesiomyia Fly) lateral lateral

Mar 12, 2024
Da'an Forest Park, Taiwan
Cuterebra buccata
Rabbit Bot Fly
(Rabbit Bot Fly) larva larva

Oct 14, 2014
COD Main Campus
(Rabbit Bot Fly) female female

Aug 27, 2015
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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(Rabbit Bot Fly) female pupal case female pupal case

Aug 27, 2015
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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Macronychiini
Macronychiini Satellite Fly
(Macronychiini Satellite Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jun 6, 2025
Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat, AZ
(Macronychiini Satellite Fly) profile profile

Jun 6, 2025
Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat, AZ
Miltogramminae
Miltogramminae Satellite Fly
(Miltogramminae Satellite Fly) female female

Aug 7, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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Sarcophaga
Sarcophaga Flesh Fly
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) basking basking

Mar 26, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) dorsal dorsal

Mar 26, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) mating mating

Mar 26, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) dorsal dorsal

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) frontal frontal

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) female female

Oct 8, 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) male male

Oct 8, 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) dorsal dorsal

Oct 12, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) dorsal dorsal

Oct 13, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) lateral lateral

Oct 13, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) dorsal dorsal

Mar 23, 2024
Taichung, Taiwan
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) lateral lateral

Mar 23, 2024
Taichung, Taiwan
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) rear rear

Mar 23, 2024
Taichung, Taiwan
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) top top

Mar 23, 2024
Taichung, Taiwan
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) female back female back

Sep 21, 2025
Sofia, Bulgaria
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Sep 21, 2025
Sofia, Bulgaria
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) female face female face

Sep 21, 2025
Sofia, Bulgaria
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) female profile female profile

Sep 21, 2025
Sofia, Bulgaria
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) dorsal dorsal

Sep 23, 2025
Belgrade, Serbia
(Sarcophaga Flesh Fly) female face female face

Aug 17, 2026
Stockholm, Sweden
Sarcophagidae
Sarcophagidae Flesh Fly
(Sarcophagidae Flesh Fly) lateral lateral

Jun 14, 2013
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
(Sarcophagidae Flesh Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jun 16, 2015
Egermann Woods Forest Preserve
(Sarcophagidae Flesh Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jun 8, 2016
Fermilab, Batavia
(Sarcophagidae Flesh Fly) lateral lateral

Jun 8, 2016
Fermilab, Batavia
(Sarcophagidae Flesh Fly) lateral lateral

Jul 14, 2020
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
(Sarcophagidae Flesh Fly) profile profile

Mar 23, 2024
Taichung, Taiwan
(Sarcophagidae Flesh Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Jul 5, 2025
Denali Square, AK
Archytas
Archytas Bristle Fly
(Archytas Bristle Fly) on Rattlesnake Master on Rattlesnake Master

Aug 1, 2013
COD Main Campus
(Archytas Bristle Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jul 9, 2014
Burlington Park, Naperville
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(Archytas Bristle Fly) analis analis

Aug 24, 2014
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
(Archytas Bristle Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jul 14, 2020
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
(Archytas Bristle Fly) female frontal female frontal

Jul 15, 2024
Morton Arboretum, IL
Archytas apicifer
Hornworm Tachinid Fly
(Hornworm Tachinid Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Jul 31, 2024
Montebello, CA
(Hornworm Tachinid Fly) female profile female profile

Jul 31, 2024
Montebello, CA
Tachinidae
Tachinid Fly
(Tachinid Fly) female back female back

Feb 17, 2026
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Tachinid Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Feb 17, 2026
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Tachinid Fly) female face female face

Feb 17, 2026
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Tachinid Fly) female lateral female lateral

Feb 17, 2026
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
Tachinini
Tachinini Bristle Fly
(Tachinini Bristle Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Jul 31, 2024
Montebello, CA
(Tachinini Bristle Fly) female face female face

Jul 31, 2024
Montebello, CA
(Tachinini Bristle Fly) female lateral female lateral

Jul 31, 2024
Montebello, CA
(Tachinini Bristle Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Aug 1, 2024
Montebello, CA
(Tachinini Bristle Fly) female rear female rear

Aug 1, 2024
Montebello, CA
Muscidae
Muscidae House Fly
(Muscidae House Fly) female frontal female frontal

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
Muscoidea
Muscoid Fly
(Muscoid Fly) female frontal female frontal

Mar 27, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Muscoid Fly) female rear female rear

Mar 27, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Muscoid Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Mar 27, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Muscoid Fly) dorsal dorsal

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Muscoid Fly) lateral lateral

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Muscoid Fly) dorsal dorsal

Nov 30, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Muscoid Fly) lateral lateral

Nov 30, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Muscoid Fly) profile profile

Nov 30, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Muscoid Fly) top top

Nov 30, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Muscoid Fly) dorsal dorsal

Aug 23, 2026
Geiranger, Norway
Oestroidea
Oestroidea Fly
(Oestroidea Fly) dorsal dorsal

Feb 27, 2023
Massacre Falls Trail, AZ
(Oestroidea Fly) dorsal dorsal

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
Stomoxys calcitrans
Stable Fly
(Stable Fly) dorsal dorsal

Sep 23, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
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(Stable Fly) sucking blood sucking blood

Sep 23, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
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Calyptratae
Calyptrate Fly
(Calyptrate Fly) male lateral male lateral

Mar 29, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Calyptrate Fly) male rear male rear

Mar 29, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
Diogmites discolor
Hanging-thief Robber Fly
(Hanging-thief Robber Fly) dorsal dorsal

Aug 10, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
(Hanging-thief Robber Fly) head head

Aug 10, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
Efferia albibarbis
Sand Hammertail
(Sand Hammertail) female feeding female feeding

Sep 7, 2025
Desert Botanical Garden, AZ
(Sand Hammertail) female profile female profile

Sep 7, 2025
Desert Botanical Garden, AZ
Promachus
Promachus Giant Robber Fly
(Promachus Giant Robber Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jun 15, 2026
Yilan, Taiwan
(Promachus Giant Robber Fly) front front

Jun 15, 2026
Yilan, Taiwan
(Promachus Giant Robber Fly) head head

Jun 15, 2026
Yilan, Taiwan
Promachus rufipes
Red-footed Cannibalfly
(Red-footed Cannibalfly) dorsal dorsal

Aug 6, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
(Red-footed Cannibalfly) lateral lateral

Aug 8, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
(Red-footed Cannibalfly) male male

Aug 10, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
Mydas clavatus
Clubbed Mydas Fly
(Clubbed Mydas Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Aug 6, 2016
Indiana Dunes, MI
(Clubbed Mydas Fly) male lateral male lateral

Aug 6, 2016
Indiana Dunes, MI
Mydas tibialis
Golden-legged Mydas Fly
(Golden-legged Mydas Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jul 15, 2024
Morton Arboretum, IL
(Golden-legged Mydas Fly) profile profile

Jul 15, 2024
Morton Arboretum, IL
Anthrax
Charcoal Bee Fly
(Charcoal Bee Fly) dorsal dorsal

Aug 6, 2016
Indiana Dunes, MI
Xenox tigrinus
Tiger Bee Fly
(Tiger Bee Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jul 23, 2014
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve, IL
(Tiger Bee Fly) dorsal dorsal

Aug 11, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
Poecilanthrax arethusa
Arethusa Bee Fly
(Arethusa Bee Fly) dorsal dorsal

May 4, 2022
Sky Islands Grill & Grocery, NM
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Thyridanthrax fenestratoides
Fenestratoid Bee Fly
(Fenestratoid Bee Fly) dorsal dorsal

May 4, 2022
Sky Islands Grill & Grocery, NM
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(Fenestratoid Bee Fly) lateral lateral

May 4, 2022
Sky Islands Grill & Grocery, NM
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Thyridanthrax pallidus
Pallid Bee Fly
(Pallid Bee Fly) dorsal dorsal

May 4, 2022
Sky Islands Grill & Grocery, NM
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(Pallid Bee Fly) lateral lateral

May 4, 2022
Sky Islands Grill & Grocery, NM
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Thyridanthrax selene
Selene Bee Fly
(Selene Bee Fly) dorsal dorsal

May 4, 2022
Sky Islands Grill & Grocery, NM
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(Selene Bee Fly) lateral lateral

May 4, 2022
Sky Islands Grill & Grocery, NM
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(Selene Bee Fly) rear rear

May 4, 2022
Sky Islands Grill & Grocery, NM
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Villa
Villa Bee Fly
(Villa Bee Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jul 21, 2013
Starved Rock State Park, IL
(Villa Bee Fly) dorsal dorsal

May 4, 2022
Sky Islands Grill & Grocery, NM
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Villa hottentotta
Hottentotta Bee Fly
(Hottentotta Bee Fly) dorsal dorsal

Sep 23, 2025
Belgrade, Serbia
(Hottentotta Bee Fly) head head

Sep 23, 2025
Belgrade, Serbia
Villa lateralis
Lateral Bee Fly
(Lateral Bee Fly) on Catmint on Catmint

Aug 10, 2013
Naperville, IL
(Lateral Bee Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jul 8, 2024
Morton Arboretum, IL
Villini
Villini Bee Fly
(Villini Bee Fly) dorsal dorsal

May 4, 2022
Sky Islands Grill & Grocery, NM
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(Villini Bee Fly) dorsal dorsal

Apr 28, 2025
Encore Clubhouse, Mesa AZ
Bombyliinae
Bombyliinae Bee Fly
(Bombyliinae Bee Fly) (Northern Crab Spider) eating (Northern Crab Spider) eating

Jul 3, 2014
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve, IL
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(Bombyliinae Bee Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jul 3, 2014
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve, IL
Bombylius major
Greater Bee Fly
(Greater Bee Fly) on False Rue Anemone on False Rue Anemone

Apr 24, 2015
Maple Grove Forest Preserve
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Chrysosoma globiferum
Globiferum Long-legged Fly
(Globiferum Long-legged Fly) female female

May 26, 2014
Molokai, Hawaii
Condylostylus comatus
Comatus Long-legged Fly
(Comatus Long-legged Fly) female female

Jul 9, 2014
Burlington Park, Naperville
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(Comatus Long-legged Fly) pair pair

Jul 9, 2014
Burlington Park, Naperville
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Condylostylus longicornis
Longicornis Long-legged Fly
(Longicornis Long-legged Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Nov 12, 2025
Desert Botanical Garden, AZ
(Longicornis Long-legged Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Nov 12, 2025
Desert Botanical Garden, AZ
Condylostylus sipho
Sipho Long-legged Fly
(Sipho Long-legged Fly) basking basking

Jun 5, 2015
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve, IL
(Sipho Long-legged Fly) male male

Jul 20, 2020
Morton Arboretum, IL
Hydrophorus
Hydrophorus Long-legged Fly
(Hydrophorus Long-legged Fly) molted molted

Jan 4, 2026
Desert Breeze Park, AZ
Plagioneurus univittatus
Univittatus Long-legged Fly
(Univittatus Long-legged Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jun 21, 2012
Volo Bog State Natural Area
(Univittatus Long-legged Fly) lateral lateral

Jul 31, 2013
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Chrysopilus modestus
Modestus Snipe Fly
(Modestus Snipe Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jun 25, 2020
Morton Arboretum, IL
Chrysopilus ornatus
Ornate Snipe Fly
(Ornate Snipe Fly) male lateral male lateral

Jun 4, 2022
Morton Arboretum, IL
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Rhagio tringarius
Marsh Snipe Fly
(Marsh Snipe Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Jun 19, 2015
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
(Marsh Snipe Fly) female lateral female lateral

Jun 19, 2015
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
Hermetia illucens
Black Soldier Fly
(Black Soldier Fly) lateral lateral

Oct 9, 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece
Chrysops brunneus
Brownish Deer Fly
(Brownish Deer Fly) female sucking blood female sucking blood

Jun 17, 2015
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Tabanini
Tabanini Horse Fly
(Tabanini Horse Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jul 5, 2025
Denali Square, AK
(Tabanini Horse Fly) profile profile

Jul 5, 2025
Denali Square, AK
Tabanus
Tabanus Horse Fly
(Tabanus Horse Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jul 28, 2022
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
(Tabanus Horse Fly) lateral lateral

Jul 28, 2022
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
Tabanus lineola
Striped Horse Fly
(Striped Horse Fly) female head female head

Sep 6, 2022
Naperville, IL
(Striped Horse Fly) female lateral female lateral

Sep 6, 2022
Naperville, IL
Syrphids, Midges, Mosquitos: 70 species, 227 photos
Orthonevra nitida
Wavy Mucksucker
(Wavy Mucksucker) male male

Jul 23, 2013
COD Main Campus
(Wavy Mucksucker) mating on Rattlesnake Master mating on Rattlesnake Master

Jul 23, 2013
COD Main Campus
Asemosyrphus polygrammus
Common Sickleleg
(Common Sickleleg) female profile female profile

Feb 15, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Eristalinus taeniops
Band-Eyed Drone Fly
(Band-Eyed Drone Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Nov 13, 2016
Montebello, CA
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(Band-Eyed Drone Fly) male lateral male lateral

Nov 13, 2016
Montebello, CA
Eristalis arbustorum
European Drone Fly
(European Drone Fly) on Wild Quinine on Wild Quinine

Jul 11, 2013
COD Main Campus
(European Drone Fly) on Common Mountain Mint on Common Mountain Mint

Aug 1, 2013
COD Main Campus
(European Drone Fly) on Hairy Aster on Hairy Aster

Sep 25, 2013
Lambert Lake, Glen Ellyn
Eristalis dimidiata
Black-shouldered Drone Fly
(Black-shouldered Drone Fly) on Stiff Goldenrod on Stiff Goldenrod

Sep 17, 2011
COD Seed Collection
(Black-shouldered Drone Fly) dorsal dorsal

Sep 29, 2012
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
(Black-shouldered Drone Fly) female hovering female hovering

Sep 22, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
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Eristalis flavipes
Orange-legged Drone Fly
(Orange-legged Drone Fly) male male

Oct 8, 2016
COD Seed Collection
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Eristalis stipator
Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly
(Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly) male flying on Tall Boneset male flying on Tall Boneset

Aug 28, 2013
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
(Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly) male on Tall Boneset male on Tall Boneset

Aug 28, 2013
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
(Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Feb 10, 2026
Red Mountain Park, Mesa AZ
(Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Feb 13, 2026
Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat, AZ
(Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly) female profile female profile

Feb 13, 2026
Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat, AZ
(Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Feb 15, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly) male rear male rear

Feb 15, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Eristalis tenax
Common Drone Fly
(Common Drone Fly) male hairy eyes on Rattlesnake Master male hairy eyes on Rattlesnake Master

Jul 23, 2013
COD Main Campus
(Common Drone Fly) male on Rattlesnake Master male on Rattlesnake Master

Jul 23, 2013
COD Main Campus
(Common Drone Fly) dorsal dorsal

Jul 19, 2015
Ollantaytambo, Peru
(Common Drone Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Jul 16, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
(Common Drone Fly) female back female back

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Common Drone Fly) female lateral female lateral

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Common Drone Fly) female profile female profile

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Common Drone Fly) male back male back

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Common Drone Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Common Drone Fly) male lateral male lateral

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Common Drone Fly) male profile male profile

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Common Drone Fly) male side male side

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Common Drone Fly) male dorsal on Brittlebush male dorsal on Brittlebush

Jan 24, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Common Drone Fly) male profile on Brittlebush male profile on Brittlebush

Jan 24, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Common Drone Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Aug 24, 2026
Fjærland, Norway
Eristalis transversa
Transverse Flower Fly
(Transverse Flower Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Jul 11, 2013
COD Main Campus
(Transverse Flower Fly) female on Common Sow Thistle female on Common Sow Thistle

Jul 11, 2013
COD Main Campus
(Transverse Flower Fly) female on Rattlesnake Master female on Rattlesnake Master

Jul 23, 2013
COD Main Campus
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(Transverse Flower Fly) on Rattlesnake Master on Rattlesnake Master

Jul 23, 2013
COD Main Campus
(Transverse Flower Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Jun 16, 2015
Egermann Woods Forest Preserve
(Transverse Flower Fly) male head male head

Jun 16, 2015
Egermann Woods Forest Preserve
(Transverse Flower Fly) male lateral male lateral

Aug 4, 2020
Naperville, IL
(Transverse Flower Fly) rear rear

Aug 4, 2020
Naperville, IL
(Transverse Flower Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Sep 2, 2024
Morton Arboretum, IL
Helophilus eristaloidea
Eristaloidea Marsh Fly
(Eristaloidea Marsh Fly) dorsal dorsal

Apr 3, 2026
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto, Japan
(Eristaloidea Marsh Fly) face face

Apr 3, 2026
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto, Japan
(Eristaloidea Marsh Fly) profile profile

Apr 3, 2026
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto, Japan
Helophilus fasciatus
Narrow-headed Marsh Fly
(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) on Stiff Goldenrod on Stiff Goldenrod

Sep 17, 2011
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(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) mating mating

Apr 18, 2012
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) male male

Sep 25, 2013
Lambert Lake, Glen Ellyn
(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Sep 25, 2013
Lambert Lake, Glen Ellyn
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(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) female female

Sep 22, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
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(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) female hovering female hovering

Sep 24, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
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(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) male hovering male hovering

Sep 24, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
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(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) male jumping male jumping

Sep 24, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
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(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) female flying female flying

Oct 1, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
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(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) female gliding female gliding

Oct 1, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
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(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) female hovering female hovering

Oct 1, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
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(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) female female

Apr 24, 2015
Maple Grove Forest Preserve
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Helophilus trivittatus
Trivittate Marsh Fly
(Trivittate Marsh Fly) dorsal dorsal

Oct 9, 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece
(Trivittate Marsh Fly) lateral lateral

Oct 9, 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece
Myathropa florea
Yellow-haired Sun Fly
(Yellow-haired Sun Fly) lateral lateral

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Yellow-haired Sun Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Yellow-haired Sun Fly) male frontal male frontal

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Yellow-haired Sun Fly) male lateral male lateral

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Yellow-haired Sun Fly) male ventral male ventral

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Yellow-haired Sun Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Yellow-haired Sun Fly) female frontal female frontal

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Yellow-haired Sun Fly) female lateral female lateral

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Yellow-haired Sun Fly) male profile male profile

Sep 21, 2025
Sofia, Bulgaria
Eumerus
Eumerus Syrphid Fly
(Eumerus Syrphid Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Aug 24, 2020
Morton Arboretum, IL
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(Eumerus Syrphid Fly) female lateral female lateral

Aug 24, 2020
Morton Arboretum, IL
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Milesia crabroniformis
Milesia Giant Flower Fly
(Milesia Giant Flower Fly) dorsal dorsal

Oct 11, 2023
Meteora, Greece
(Milesia Giant Flower Fly) rear rear

Oct 11, 2023
Meteora, Greece
Sericomyia
Sericomyia Pond Fly
(Sericomyia Pond Fly) head head

Aug 21, 2026
Lillehammer, Norway
Spilomyia longicornis
Eastern Hornet Fly
(Eastern Hornet Fly) male lateral male lateral

Sep 14, 2013
COD Seed Collection
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(Eastern Hornet Fly) male frontal male frontal

Oct 7, 2022
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
(Eastern Hornet Fly) male lateral male lateral

Oct 7, 2022
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
Syritta pipiens
Common Compost Fly
(Common Compost Fly) male hovering male hovering

Jul 23, 2013
COD Main Campus
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(Common Compost Fly) lateral lateral

Jul 31, 2024
Montebello, CA
(Common Compost Fly) dorsal dorsal

Aug 1, 2024
Montebello, CA
(Common Compost Fly) lateral lateral

Aug 1, 2024
Montebello, CA
Allograpta exotica
Exotic Streaktail
(Exotic Streaktail) dorsal dorsal

Dec 2, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Exotic Streaktail) lateral lateral

Dec 2, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Exotic Streaktail) profile profile

Dec 2, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Exotic Streaktail) egg among aphids egg among aphids

Dec 6, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
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(Exotic Streaktail) female dorsal female dorsal

Dec 6, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
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(Exotic Streaktail) female lateral female lateral

Dec 6, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Exotic Streaktail) female ovipositing female ovipositing

Dec 6, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
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Allograpta obliqua
Oblique Streaktail
(Oblique Streaktail) female hovering female hovering

Sep 27, 2014
Springbrook Prairie, IL
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(Oblique Streaktail) male hovering male hovering

Sep 27, 2014
Springbrook Prairie, IL
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Chrysotoxum
Chrysotoxum Meadow Fly
(Chrysotoxum Meadow Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

May 4, 2023
Morton Arboretum, IL
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(Chrysotoxum Meadow Fly) male lateral male lateral

May 4, 2023
Morton Arboretum, IL
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(Chrysotoxum Meadow Fly) dorsal dorsal

Oct 13, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hover Fly
(Marmalade Hover Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Marmalade Hover Fly) male lateral male lateral

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Marmalade Hover Fly) male rear male rear

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Marmalade Hover Fly) female back female back

Sep 22, 2025
Belgrade, Serbia
(Marmalade Hover Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Sep 22, 2025
Belgrade, Serbia
(Marmalade Hover Fly) female hovering female hovering

Sep 22, 2025
Belgrade, Serbia
(Marmalade Hover Fly) female profile female profile

Sep 22, 2025
Belgrade, Serbia
(Marmalade Hover Fly) female hovering female hovering

Sep 29, 2025
Bucharest, Romania
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Eupeodes
Eupeodes Aphideater
(Eupeodes Aphideater) lateral lateral

Oct 14, 2023
Athens, Greece
Eupeodes americanus
American Aphideater
(American Aphideater) female hovering female hovering

Sep 14, 2013
COD Seed Collection
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(American Aphideater) female hovers female hovers

Sep 14, 2013
COD Seed Collection
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Eupeodes corollae
Migrant Hover Fly
(Migrant Hover Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Aug 24, 2026
Fjærland, Norway
(Migrant Hover Fly) male lateral male lateral

Aug 24, 2026
Fjærland, Norway
Eupeodes fumipennis
Western Aphideater
(Western Aphideater) female flying female flying

Dec 2, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Western Aphideater) female hovering female hovering

Dec 2, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
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(Western Aphideater) female profile female profile

Dec 2, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Western Aphideater) female top female top

Dec 2, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
Eupeodes volucris
Large-tailed Aphideater
(Large-tailed Aphideater) female dorsal female dorsal

Nov 20, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Large-tailed Aphideater) female flying female flying

Nov 20, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Large-tailed Aphideater) female gliding female gliding

Nov 20, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Large-tailed Aphideater) female head female head

Nov 20, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Large-tailed Aphideater) female hovering female hovering

Nov 20, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
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(Large-tailed Aphideater) female lateral female lateral

Nov 20, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Large-tailed Aphideater) female dorsal female dorsal

Dec 2, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Large-tailed Aphideater) female lateral female lateral

Dec 2, 2023
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Large-tailed Aphideater) female dorsal female dorsal

Feb 13, 2026
Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat, AZ
(Large-tailed Aphideater) female profile female profile

Feb 13, 2026
Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat, AZ
(Large-tailed Aphideater) female dorsal female dorsal

Feb 15, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Large-tailed Aphideater) female profile female profile

Feb 15, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Ischiodon scutellaris
Yellow-shouldered Hover Fly
(Yellow-shouldered Hover Fly) dorsal dorsal

Mar 21, 2024
Penghu, Taiwan
Paragus
Paragus Grass Skimmer Fly
(Paragus Grass Skimmer Fly) dorsal dorsal

Sep 24, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
(Paragus Grass Skimmer Fly) frontal frontal

Sep 24, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
Paragus haemorrhous
Common Grass Skimmer
(Common Grass Skimmer) profile profile

Jul 31, 2024
Montebello, CA
Platycheirus
Platycheirus Sedgesitter
(Platycheirus Sedgesitter) lateral lateral

Jul 8, 2025
Glacier Bay National Park, AK
(Platycheirus Sedgesitter) profile profile

Jul 8, 2025
Glacier Bay National Park, AK
Platycheirus albimanus
Grey-spotted Sedgesitter
(Grey-spotted Sedgesitter) female dorsal female dorsal

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
Scaeva
Scaeva Hover Fly
(Scaeva Hover Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Scaeva Hover Fly) female hovering female hovering

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Scaeva Hover Fly) female lateral female lateral

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
Scaeva affinis
White-bowed Smoothwing
(White-bowed Smoothwing) maggot head maggot head

Jul 5, 2025
Denali Square, AK
(White-bowed Smoothwing) maggot profile maggot profile

Jul 5, 2025
Denali Square, AK
Scaeva selenitica
Yellow-bowed Smoothwing
(Yellow-bowed Smoothwing) male back male back

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Yellow-bowed Smoothwing) male hovering male hovering

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Yellow-bowed Smoothwing) male profile male profile

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Yellow-bowed Smoothwing) male top male top

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Globetail
(Sphaerophoria Globetail) dorsal dorsal

Oct 9, 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece
(Sphaerophoria Globetail) dorsal dorsal

Oct 10, 2023
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Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphid Fly
(Syrphus Syrphid Fly) dorsal dorsal

Sep 26, 2014
Springbrook Prairie, IL
Syrphus opinator
Black-margined Flower Fly
(Black-margined Flower Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Jan 28, 2023
Boyce Thompson Arboretum, AZ
Syrphus ribesii
Common Flower Fly
(Common Flower Fly) female lateral female lateral

Jul 5, 2025
Denali Square, AK
(Common Flower Fly) female profile female profile

Jul 5, 2025
Denali Square, AK
(Common Flower Fly) male dorsal male dorsal

Aug 20, 2026
Oslo, Norway
(Common Flower Fly) male lateral male lateral

Aug 20, 2026
Oslo, Norway
(Common Flower Fly) female back female back

Aug 21, 2026
Lillehammer, Norway
(Common Flower Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Aug 21, 2026
Lillehammer, Norway
(Common Flower Fly) female face female face

Aug 21, 2026
Lillehammer, Norway
(Common Flower Fly) female hovers female hovers

Aug 21, 2026
Lillehammer, Norway
Syrphus torvus
Hairy-eyed Flower Fly
(Hairy-eyed Flower Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Hairy-eyed Flower Fly) female profile female profile

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Hairy-eyed Flower Fly) female top female top

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
Syrphus vitripennis
Black-thighed Flower Fly
(Black-thighed Flower Fly) female back female back

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Black-thighed Flower Fly) female dorsal female dorsal

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Black-thighed Flower Fly) female lateral female lateral

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Black-thighed Flower Fly) female nape female nape

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Black-thighed Flower Fly) female nectaring female nectaring

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
(Black-thighed Flower Fly) female profile female profile

Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia, Romania
Toxomerus geminatus
Eastern Calligrapher
(Eastern Calligrapher) male male

Jul 21, 2013
Starved Rock State Park, IL
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(Eastern Calligrapher) female on Common Mountain Mint female on Common Mountain Mint

Aug 1, 2013
COD Main Campus
(Eastern Calligrapher) female female

Sep 29, 2014
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, IL
W  Eastern Calligrapher
(Eastern Calligrapher) female hovering female hovering

Sep 29, 2014
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, IL
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(Eastern Calligrapher) male hovering male hovering

Jun 16, 2015
Egermann Woods Forest Preserve
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Toxomerus marginatus
Margined Calligrapher
(Margined Calligrapher) female female

Jul 23, 2013
COD Main Campus
(Margined Calligrapher) male male

Jul 23, 2013
COD Main Campus
(Margined Calligrapher) female on Chicory female on Chicory

Sep 1, 2013
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
(Margined Calligrapher) female hovers female hovers

Sep 14, 2013
COD Seed Collection
(Margined Calligrapher) male lands male lands

Sep 14, 2013
COD Seed Collection
(Margined Calligrapher) male male

Jul 1, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Margined Calligrapher) female female

Jun 5, 2015
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve, IL
(Margined Calligrapher) female dorsal female dorsal

Feb 13, 2026
Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat, AZ
(Margined Calligrapher) female profile female profile

Feb 13, 2026
Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat, AZ
Copestylum fornax
Fornax Bromeliad Fly
(Fornax Bromeliad Fly) female dorsal on Pink Fairy-Duster female dorsal on Pink Fairy-Duster

Jan 10, 2026
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
(Fornax Bromeliad Fly) female profile on Pink Fairy-Duster female profile on Pink Fairy-Duster

Jan 10, 2026
Encore at Eastmark, AZ
Syrphini
Syrphini Hover Fly
(Syrphini Hover Fly) female frontal female frontal

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
(Syrphini Hover Fly) female lateral female lateral

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
Rhopalomyia solidaginis
Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge
(Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge) gall pupa dorsal on Canada Goldenrod gall pupa dorsal on Canada Goldenrod

Sep 17, 2015
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
(Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge) gall pupa on Canada Goldenrod gall pupa on Canada Goldenrod

Sep 17, 2015
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa
Cypress Twig Gall Midge
(Cypress Twig Gall Midge) galls on Bald Cypress galls on Bald Cypress

Oct 9, 2020
COD Main Campus
GBIF
Asphondylia auripila
Large Creosote Gall Midge
(Large Creosote Gall Midge) open gall on Creosote Bush open gall on Creosote Bush

Feb 8, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Large Creosote Gall Midge) round gall on Creosote Bush round gall on Creosote Bush

Feb 8, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Large Creosote Gall Midge) round gall on Creosote Bush round gall on Creosote Bush

Mar 21, 2026
Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Asteromyia carbonifera
Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge
(Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge) galls on Tall Goldenrod galls on Tall Goldenrod

Sep 6, 2022
Naperville, IL
GBIF W  Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge
(Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge) backlit galls on Tall Goldenrod backlit galls on Tall Goldenrod

Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
(Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge) galls on Tall Goldenrod galls on Tall Goldenrod

Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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Blaesodiplosis canadensis
Hawthorn Gall Midge
(Hawthorn Gall Midge) underside gall on Cockspur Hawthorn underside gall on Cockspur Hawthorn

Oct 2, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
(Hawthorn Gall Midge) upperside gall on Cockspur Hawthorn upperside gall on Cockspur Hawthorn

Oct 2, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
Caryomyia caryaecola
Hickory Onion Gall Midge
(Hickory Onion Gall Midge) underside galls on Shagbark Hickory underside galls on Shagbark Hickory

Jun 24, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
GBIF W  Hickory Onion Gall Midge
Caryomyia echinata
Hickory Spiny Gall Midge
(Hickory Spiny Gall Midge) underside galls on Shagbark Hickory underside galls on Shagbark Hickory

Jul 19, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
(Hickory Spiny Gall Midge) underside galls on Shagbark Hickory underside galls on Shagbark Hickory

Aug 22, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
W  Hickory Spiny Gall Midge
(Hickory Spiny Gall Midge) upperside galls on Shagbark Hickory upperside galls on Shagbark Hickory

Aug 22, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
W  Hickory Spiny Gall Midge
Caryomyia thompsoni
Hickory Placenta Gall Midge
(Hickory Placenta Gall Midge) underside gall on Shagbark Hickory underside gall on Shagbark Hickory

Jun 24, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
Cecidomyiidae
Cecidomyiidae Gall Midge
(Cecidomyiidae Gall Midge) gall on Sawtooth Sunflower gall on Sawtooth Sunflower

Oct 5, 2022
Springbrook Prairie, IL
(Cecidomyiidae Gall Midge) open gall on Sawtooth Sunflower open gall on Sawtooth Sunflower

Oct 5, 2022
Springbrook Prairie, IL
Contarinia
Contarinia Gall Midge
(Contarinia Gall Midge) open gall on Box Elder open gall on Box Elder

Aug 13, 2022
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve, IL
(Contarinia Gall Midge) upperside gall on Box Elder upperside gall on Box Elder

Aug 13, 2022
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve, IL
(Contarinia Gall Midge) underside gall on Box Elder underside gall on Box Elder

Oct 10, 2022
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
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(Contarinia Gall Midge) upperside gall on Box Elder upperside gall on Box Elder

Oct 10, 2022
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
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(Contarinia Gall Midge) upperside open gall on Box Elder upperside open gall on Box Elder

Oct 10, 2022
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
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Contarinia citrina
Citrina Gall Midge
(Citrina Gall Midge) gall on American Linden gall on American Linden

Sep 16, 2024
Morton Arboretum, IL
Contarinia verrucicola
Linden Wart Gall Midge
(Linden Wart Gall Midge) underside gall on American Linden underside gall on American Linden

Sep 16, 2024
Morton Arboretum, IL
(Linden Wart Gall Midge) upperside gall on American Linden upperside gall on American Linden

Sep 16, 2024
Morton Arboretum, IL
Macrodiplosis majalis
Oak majalis Gall Midge
(Oak majalis Gall Midge) gall on Red Oak gall on Red Oak

Jul 2, 2022
Naperville, IL
(Oak majalis Gall Midge) gall on Pin Oak gall on Pin Oak

Aug 22, 2022
Arrowhead Park, Naperville
Pilodiplosis helianthibulla
Sawtooth Sunflower Midge
(Sawtooth Sunflower Midge) underside gall on Sawtooth Sunflower underside gall on Sawtooth Sunflower

Jul 19, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
(Sawtooth Sunflower Midge) upperside gall on Sawtooth Sunflower upperside gall on Sawtooth Sunflower

Jul 19, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
(Sawtooth Sunflower Midge) open gall on Sawtooth Sunflower open gall on Sawtooth Sunflower

Aug 12, 2023
Hinsdale Prairie, IL
(Sawtooth Sunflower Midge) underside gall on Sawtooth Sunflower underside gall on Sawtooth Sunflower

Aug 12, 2023
Hinsdale Prairie, IL
(Sawtooth Sunflower Midge) upperside gall on Sawtooth Sunflower upperside gall on Sawtooth Sunflower

Aug 12, 2023
Hinsdale Prairie, IL
Polystepha pilulae
Oak Leaf Gall Midge
(Oak Leaf Gall Midge) upperside galls on Red Oak upperside galls on Red Oak

Jun 27, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
GBIF W  Oak Leaf Gall Midge
Chironomus
Chironomus Midge
(Chironomus Midge) male male

Apr 17, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
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Chironomus decorus
Decorus Midge
(Decorus Midge) female dorsal female dorsal

Jul 12, 2026
Las Vegas, NV
(Decorus Midge) female head female head

Jul 12, 2026
Las Vegas, NV
(Decorus Midge) female lateral female lateral

Jul 12, 2026
Las Vegas, NV
Aedes trivittatus
Plains Floodwater Mosquito
(Plains Floodwater Mosquito) sucking blood sucking blood

Jul 7, 2015
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Aedes vexans
Inland Floodwater Mosquito
(Inland Floodwater Mosquito) female sucking blood female sucking blood

Jun 17, 2015
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Culicinae
Culicine Mosquito
(Culicine Mosquito) larva larva

Apr 18, 2012
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Platytipula
Platytipula Crane Fly
(Platytipula Crane Fly) dorsal dorsal

Sep 22, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
(Platytipula Crane Fly) crawling crawling

Oct 1, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
(Platytipula Crane Fly) flight flight

Oct 7, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
Tipula
Tipula Crane Fly
(Tipula Crane Fly) dead lateral dead lateral

Jul 5, 2025
Denali Square, AK
(Tipula Crane Fly) dead profile dead profile

Jul 5, 2025
Denali Square, AK
(Tipula Crane Fly) dorsal dorsal

Feb 13, 2026
Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat, AZ
Tipula paludosa
European Crane Fly
(European Crane Fly) dorsal dorsal

Aug 25, 2026
Bergen, Norway
Tipulidae
Tipulidae Crane Fly
(Tipulidae Crane Fly) larva larva

Jan 29, 2023
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
Yamatotipula
Yamatotipula Crane Fly
(Yamatotipula Crane Fly) halteres halteres

Aug 5, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA

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